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Re: [lojban] baby words, but general relevance: dai-like cmavo
On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 8:59 AM, Robin Lee Powell
<rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org> wrote:
>
> OK, so there's {dai}. {.ui dai} means "you are happy, and I am also
> happy along with you".
It doesn't actually mean that, but it is an appropriate thing for me
to say when I feel (or imagine) that you are happy, and I am also
happy along with you.
> Similarily, I also want {.oi [I see that you are feeling this; I'm
> not myself, but I observe it in you]}. Which, again, {za'a do
> dunku}, but when I'm in the flow speaking Lojban, I want a UI for
> it.
It is fine to just say ".oi" there. You are not saying it *to* the
baby, you are saying it *with* her. It works even better if you don't
use your own normal voice but a baby-like voice imitation. Remember
that the referent of "mi" can be more subtle than just your own old
self.
mu'o mi'e xorxes
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